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Image number: RS.21573
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‘Oncidium incurvum’
Date
1841
Creator
Creator - Organisation
J Ridgway & Sons, Publisher
After
Augusta Innes Withers (1792 - 1877, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Library reference
26846
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 580mm
width (print): 430mm
width (print): 430mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical illustration of Oncidium incurvum or incurved Oncidium. Depicting a single specimen showing a cluster of pseudo-bulbs with leaves issuing from the base and apex of the bulb. The roots are fine and branching. A single scape, long and arching, bears several bracts with small delicate flowers. The sepals and petals are white with purple markings and a deep yellow centre.
Inscribed ‘Pl.29, Mrs Withers, delt. ONCIDIUM INCURVUM. M. Gauci, lith. Pubd. by J Ridgway & Sons, 169 Piccadilly, Decr. 1841. Printed by P. Gauci.’
Plate 29 fromThe Orchidaceae of Mexico & Guatemala by James Bateman (London, 1843).
James Bateman (1811-1897), British horticulturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838.
Inscribed ‘Pl.29, Mrs Withers, delt. ONCIDIUM INCURVUM. M. Gauci, lith. Pubd. by J Ridgway & Sons, 169 Piccadilly, Decr. 1841. Printed by P. Gauci.’
Plate 29 fromThe Orchidaceae of Mexico & Guatemala by James Bateman (London, 1843).
James Bateman (1811-1897), British horticulturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838.